Edwin butcher



(No Model.)-

E. BUTCHER.

HEDDLE FOR JAGQUARDILOOMS. No. 587,472. 'Patnted Aug, 3, 1.897

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UNITED STATES 1 PATENT OFFICE.

EDlV-lN BUTCHER, OF WOTtClElS'llllR, MASSACHUSETTS.

atoms FOR 'JACQUARD LOOMS.

QPEGiFICA TION forming part of Letters Patent No. 587,472,'da.ted August3, 1897.

Application filed January 23, 1897. Serial No. 620,346. (No model.)

To (all whom it may concern;

Be it knownthat I, EDWIN BUTCHER, a citi' zen of the United States,residing at \Vorcester, in the county of l-Vorcester and State of 5Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHeddles for Jacquard Looms, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to heddles for Jacquard i looms, and moreparticularly to an improved construction of a wire heddle intermediatethe cord leadin g to the jacquard and the lingo and to an improved wayof attachin g the lingo to the lower end of the heddle. It will be nn;

I derstood that the threadswhich form the fig.- ure in weaving thefabric extend through the heddle-eyes, and that the Jacquard machinecontrols the raising and lowering of the hed dies and the threads,according to the indi-. 2o cations of the pattern-cards.

x The object of my invention is to provide a two-strand wire heddle withan eye therein intermediate its ends for the thread to pass through,said eye consisting of an oval-shaped metal eyelet secured between thetwo strands;

and another object of my invention is to attach the lower end of thewire heddle to the lingo by means of a tube without twisting the ends ofthe wire.

My invention consists in certain novel features of construction of mywire heddle and the manner of attaching the same to the lingo, as willbe hereinafter fully described.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l showsa wire heddle embodyingmyimprovements attached at its upper end to the lower end of the cordleading to the Jacquard machine and at its lower end to the upper end ofa lingo. Fig. 2 is a detached view of a heddle- 4c eye: Fig. 3 is atransverse section through the eye on line 3 3, Fig. 2, looking in thedirection of arrow a, same figure. Fig. 4 shows the lower end'of thewire heddle with the tube thereon preparatory to attaching the lingothereto. Fig. 5 shows the next step in attaching the lingo: The ends ofthe wire have been bent up and passed through the eye in the upper endof the lingo from opposite sides. Fig. 6 shows the next step: The endsof the wire have been bent up again against the main wires and insertedin the lower end of the tube, which is then drawn down on the 'fourstrands of wire, as shown. Fig. 7 shows the next step: The two free'endsof the wire are bent outwardly-in opposite directions to extend over thetop edge of the tube. Fig. 8

the wires are out offclose to the tube, leaving the hooked endsextending over the up.- per edge of the-tube; and Fig. 9 is a transverse section on line 9 9, Fig. 8, looking inthe shows the next step:The projecting ends of direction of arrow 1), same figure. Figs. 2 to 9,inclusive, are shown on an enlarged scale. In the accompanying drawings,1 is the lower end of a cord leading to the Jacquard machine, to whichis attached the upper end of my wire heddle 2. The lingo 3 (only theupper part of which is shown) is of ordinary shape and construction andhas an eye 3 at its upper end, by which it is attached to the lower endof the heddle-wire 2.

The heddle-wire 2 is prcferablyinade from between its upper and lowerends an oval- 1 I shaped eyelet 5, having itsoutcr edge grooved orrecessed, is placed between the two strands of the heddlewhich extend inthe grooved edge of the'eyelet 5, and thetwo strands are twistedtogether just above and just below the eyelet 5 to secure it in place.(SeeFig. 2.)

The eyelet portion of the heddle-wire '2 is preferably tinned or coatedwith metal'\to fill any 0 ening or joint and make a smooth and even.rface which will not catch on'or chafe or rub the worsted threads es theheddle-' wires are raised and lowered.

Upon the lower free ends'2 of the heddlewire 2 is strung a tube 6, (seeFig. 4,) which has an =internal-diameter jus't large enough to receivetour thicknesses of the single wire or strand from which the heddle ismade. After the tube 6 is'placedon the lower end of the are bent up andpassed through the eye 3 of the lingo from opposite sides, as shown inFig. 5. The ends 2 are then bent up against wire heddle the free ends 2of the twowires Y the body or main portion of the heddle-wire 2 and thetube 6 drawn down over the four strands of wire (see Fig. 6) as far asit can be to form the loop 7 in the lower end of the heddle-wire for thelingo 3. i

The ends 2, which preferably extend upon opposite sides of the mainwiresof the heddle, are then bent outwardly in opposite directions to extendover the to edge of the tube 0, (see Fig. 7,) and the projecting endsare then cut oil close to the tube, as shown in Fig. 8, leaving hookedends extending over the top edge of the tube 6, (see Fig. 9,) which prevents the tube from slipping or moving up on the wires.

It will be seen that the tube 6 must remain in its place on the lowerend of the heddlewire and cannot work loose because it cannot move downby reason of the divergence of the wires to form the loop 7, and itcannot move up by reason of the hooks 8 extending over its upper edge,and by means of the tube the free ends of the wire are secured to thebody or main part of the heddle to form the loop 7 for the lingo 2without any twisting of the ends or any soldering, 1X30.

The advantages of my improvements in wire heddles for Jacquard loomswill be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art. They are verydurable and will not wear out, and the eyelet portion is smooth and evenand will not rub and chafe the threads. By means of the tube theiingocan be quickly and readily attached and secured to the lower end of thewire heddle.

It will be understood that some of the de- I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A wire heddle for Jacquard looms, having an eye or loop at its upperend, a heddleeye intermediate its ends, and a loop or eye at its lowerend, and a tube thereon to secure the lower ends of the wire to the mainportion or body of the heddle, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination with a wire heddle for Jacquard looms, having an eyeor loop at its upper end, of a tube on its lower end, through which thefree ends of the wire extend, and are bent over the upper edge of thetube, to secure it in place on the wireheddle, and form an eye or loopat the lower end thereof for the lingo, substantially as shown anddescribed.

The combination with a wire heddle for Jacquard looms, having an eye orloop at its upper end, a heddle-eyeintermediate its ends, and a loop oreye at its lower end, of a tube mounted or strung on the wire heddlejust above said loop or eye, and secured thereon by bending the freeends of the wire strands over the upper edge of said tube,sub.-;tantially as shown and-.described.

EDWIN BUltllER.

Witnesses:

J. G. DEWEY, M. J. GALviN.

